NFL Player Lost 100 Lbs. in 40-Day Water Only Fast — Research Shows Health Dangers Behind the Method

Russell Okung did an extreme fasting diet.Photo:Christian Petersen/Getty; Russell Okung/Instagram Christian Petersen/Getty; Russell Okung/Instagram “The journey from being a 330+ lbs @NFL football player to 100+ lbs lighter - has been unreal! A new me, a new chapter,” he wrote. “The number one question I keep hearing is: ‘How did you do it?’ I fasted for 40 days with nothing but water. Yes, you read right! The experience was so rich and rewarding that I’m going to do it again....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 608 words · John Short

NFL Says It's Reviewing Allegation Bucs Receiver Antonio Brown Used Fake COVID Vaccination Card

Antonio Brown.Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty The NFL is investigating accusations that Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiverAntonio Brownobtained a fake COVID-19 vaccination card. “We are aware of the report and have been in contact with the club. We will review the matter,” NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in a statement to PEOPLE on Friday. The investigation comes after Brown’s former live-in cheftoldThe Tampa Bay Timesthat the player had allegedly purchased a fake vaccination card because he was worried about the potential negative side effects of the vaccine on his body....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Charles Pacheco

NFL Suspends Antonio Brown and 2 Others for Misrepresenting COVID Vaccination Status

Antonio Brown.Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Antonio Brown, receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has been handed a three-game suspension from the NFL for allegedly misrepresenting his COVID vaccination status, the League announced on Thursday. Tampa Bay player Mike Edwards and free agent John Franklin III were also suspended for three games for not following NFL protocols regarding their vaccination status. “The health and safety of players and personnel is our top priority....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Juan Andrews

Nick Cannon Documents 10 Years Since Lupus Diagnosis: 'I Continue to Push Through'

Nick Cannonsays he’s changed “everything” about his lifestyle following his lupus diagnosis 10 years ago. Cannon, 41, marked a decade since receiving his diagnosis with a throwback video featured onThe Nick Cannon ShowTuesday. In the six-minute video, which is filmed in black-and-white, Cannon consults doctors, undergoes physical change and shifts his diet. “Ten years ago, I experienced a sudden and mysterious illness that almost took my life,” Cannon told his audience before playing the video....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Stacy Baker

Nick Jonas Falls into a Hole Onstage While Singing 'Sail Away' During Jonas Brothers Concert

Nick Jonas performs in New York City on Aug. 13.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Nick Jonasmay have had an onstage mishap, but he managed to keep his “cool.” The “Jealous” singer, 30, was performing “Sail Away” during theJonas Brothers’show in Boston on Tuesday when he accidentally fell into a hole. Before taking a tumble, Nick was dancing and pointing to the crowd at TD Garden. But he began moving backward and slipped into a trap door, per afan-recorded TikTok....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Mrs. Melissa Simmons MD

Nicki Minaj Regrets Plastic Surgery After Looking Back at Old Photos: 'I Didn’t Like the Way I Looked'

Nicki Minaj attends the World Premiere of “Barbie”.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage Nicki Minajhas some regrets about some of her plastic surgery decisions. The 40-year-old rapper confessed her regrets on Thursday’s episode ofThe Run-Through with Voguepodcast. “I guarantee you, if you change anything on your body and do anything surgical and all this, you’re going to — more than likely, not definitely, more than likely — look back one day and say, ‘I was fine just the way I was,' " Minaj told podcast hosts Chioma Nnadi and Chloe Malle....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Donald Cowan

Nicolas Cage Hints That Amazon's Joe Exotic Series Has Been Shelved: 'It's No Longer Relevant'

Photo: JC Olivera/Getty; youtube It looks likeNicolas Cagewon’t be playingTiger King’sJoe Exoticafter all. The actor, 57, revealed in aninterview withVarietythat he’s no longer attached to the role in Amazon’s scripted series about the Oklahoma zookeeper-turned-convicted felon, hinting that the entire project has been shelved. “We should clear the record,” Cage said. “I read two excellent scripts, which I did think were excellent, but I think Amazon ultimately felt that it was material that had become past tense because it took so long for it come together....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Zachary Mcbride

Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi Talks Sex After Giving Birth: 'It Feels Like You're a Virgin Again'

Photo: Jionni LaValle/Instagram Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is getting candid about intimacy after pregnancy. TheJersey Shore: Family Vacationstar, who gave birth to 7-week-oldson Angeloin May, opened up about her sex life with husband Jionni LaValle on theWomen on Toppodcast. “I waited six weeks with my two older kids because I ripped. This third delivery I didn’t rip probably because I had two kids so my vagina is huge, I guess,” the mom of three, 31, said....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Mary Owens

Nikki Bella Is Still 'Not Ready' to Date 3 Months After John Cena Split: 'I'm Trying to Heal'

Photo: Kevin Mazur/Fox/Getty Nikki Bellaisn’t in any rush to enter thedating world. Nikki opened up about how she’s moving on from exJohn Cenain the three months since their split, saying her love life is not a top priority at the moment. “It feels like, you know, when you get married and the next day people are like, ‘When are you having kids?’ and it’s like, ‘I just got married.’ I feel like it’s the same thing....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Shawn Jones

No Excuses! Watch Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor Duet on 'CMT Crossroads'

Brett EldredgeandMeghan Trainorare teaming up and making music.On an upcoming episode ofCMTCrossroads, the country star and the pop princess duet on her single “No Excuses” from her soon-to-be-released albumTreat Myself— and PEOPLE has an exclusive look at the performance.For the energetic number, Eldredge, 32, wears a blue shirt and jeans, and Trainor, 24, wears a chic white suit.Elsewhere in the episode, Eldredge and Trainor perform Trainor’s “All About That Bass” and “Let You Be Right,” Eldredge’s “Drunk on Your Love” and “Wanna Be That Song” and “Haven’t Met You Yet,” andKenny RogersandDolly Parton‘s “Islands in the Stream....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · April Kline

Nonspeaking Woman with Autism Denied Effective Communication Tools Until Age 18 Now an Education Advocate

Jordyn Zimmerman.Photo: Lori Sapio “I was in a perpetual state of being frustrated, as not only did I have a huge human need to be with other people, but worse — because I could not effectively communicate with speech, there were many assumptions made regarding what I needed,” the 28-year-old education advocate tells PEOPLE. She adds, “I had so much language (different than speech) built up inside of me with things I wanted to share and ways I wanted to contribute, and yet, I couldn’t make those thoughts clear....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Adam Zuniga

Norm Macdonald Consistently Lied About His Age in Hilarious Long-Running Bit Before His Death

Norm Macdonaldknows the importance of seeing a joke through to the end. TheSaturday Night Livealum — whodied Tuesday— was known for his ability to execute an expertly timed joke, but perhaps his best long-running gag lasted throughout his entire career: The comedian consistently lied about his age. Macdonald previously explained his reasoning for the comical inconsistency. “Well, when I started doing stand-up, [reporters would] interview me before the show and I’d tell everyone a different story: I’m a juggler or I’m a bagpipe player....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Elizabeth Burke

North West Wears a Nose Ring as She Rocks an Edgy Look for Great Grandma MJ's Birthday Party

North Westmay only be 6 years old, but the famous little one has quite the fashion sense! Over the weekend, North showed off a new nose ring at her grandmotherMary Jo “MJ” Campbell‘s 85th birthday party. Kim Kardashian Westshared photos of North’s look on her Instagram Stories Monday and clarified that the accessory was “fake.” “Fake nose ring alert!!!” Kim, 38, wrote over a photo of North posing alongside her cousinsPenelope, 7, andTrue, 1, and auntsKourtneyandKhloé Kardashian....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Claudia Jones